The Proteas will play England in three T20Is and as many ODIs from November 27 to December 9. It will be followed by two Tests against Sri Lanka from December 26 to January 7.
The statement from sports minister Nathi Mthethwa said he had informed the International Cricket Council of the intended action.
Two players from South Africa men's cricket team will miss the specially-arranged four-day culture camp after testing positive for coronavirus.
The South African women's team, which last played at the semifinals of the T20 World Cup in Australia in March, was scheduled to play four ODIs and two T20Is in a bio-secure environment in England.
The series was initially set to be held in the Caribbean Islands between July 23 and August 16 and would have involved two Tests and five T20Is.
The South African team was scheduled to tour the Caribbean to play two Tests and five T20s from July 23 to August 16 but the visit was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tahir moved to South Africa and ended up playing for its national team while also representing various franchises in T20 league the world over.
In a statement, the former cricketers also threw their weight behind current South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi, who was recently criticised by ex-Proteas like Pat Symcox and Boeta Dippenar for supporting the BLM campaign.
Cricketing activities in South Africa have been suspended since March 15, when the domestic one-day event was in progression
The Solidarity Cup, which will see 24 of South Africa's top cricketers feature in three teams playing two halves in a single match, was scheduled to be held on June 27
The 44-member squad, which includes South Africa captain Quinton de Kock, returned to training on Monday.
Cricketing activity in South Africa has been suspended since March due to the coronavirus outbreak.
AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock, and Kagiso Rabada will be the three captains. No players will be compelled to participate in the event which will become June 27 at Supersport Park.
Top South African cricketers are expected to participate in the fund-raiser match, which will be held behind-closed-doors pending government clearance.
South Africa has entered stage-three of the lockdown, which permits resumption of training in non-contact sports.
A select group of players from Sri Lanka, especially bowlers, will resume training on Monday as confirmed by the cricket board on Sunday, amid efforts to restart the sports post the coronavirus break.
Du Plessis had resigned as Test captain in February and Quinton de Kock was expected to take the reins but Cricket South Africa ruled him out of the job, saying they don't want to overburden the wicketkeeper-batsman.
Maharaj has not been among the frontrunners for the position but he led the Dolphins to the domestic One Day title. The Dolphins were awarded the title by Cricket South Africa after the season had to be curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Faf du Plessis says that he is a natural leader and is enjoying his new leadership role of mentoring the youngsters with an eye on the future of the national team.
De Villiers was earlier quoted by a TV channel saying that an offer has been made by the country's cricket board to lead South Africa again.
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